Carménère 2018

Carmenère is Chile's figurehead. A Bordeaux grape variety that was rediscovered in Chile in the 1980s after dying out in Europe during the 19th-century phylloxera plague is making a brilliant comeback here. Because in the sun-drenched Maipotal, the complexity and intense color of this grape variety can fully develop.

The Lafken Carménère convinces with a round taste, low acidity and elegant tannins. Nevertheless, it impresses with a piquant and very fruity aroma with Maqui, liquorice and a hint of cinnamon.

Tasting

Colour: intense, dark carmine red
Nose: Maqui, liquorice, melted vanilla and a hint of cinnamon
Palate: smooth and silky, fresh plums, juicy

Grape variety: 100% Carmenère, red wine

Origin: El Escorial, Maipo Valley, Chile

Award: Robert Parker 2021: 91; International Wine Challenge London 2021: Bronze; Berlin Wine Trophy 2021: gold; Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2021: Gold

Winemaking

Age of the vines: 15 years, Andean Piedmont, colluvial soil, 100% hand-picked (a hand selection of the grapes in the vineyard and then in the cellar)
Pre-fermentative cold maceration: 5 days. Alcoholic fermentation in small stainless steel tanks
Post-fermentative maceration: 10 days malolactic fermentation in barriques for 12 months. The barriques are second occupancy to make the wine fruitier and livelier.
Filling: November 2019
Market entry: July 2020
Production size: 36 barriques

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